Seriously tacky and grim...

[TornFromTheInside]

Inspired by a thread about hygiene - carpets in kitchens and toilets, I thought it could be interesting to recall some of the diabolical tat from the past.

@TornFromTheInside Hahaha oh god my bad not too soon at all, she would have laughed at that herself if this thread is still going in a few days time I'll upload a picture of my cool bit of vintage globe drink cabinet tat!

Now then, you lot will ALL know what these are....

Please tell me these aren't coffee flavoured

Rollers!

Mum used to set my hair in them with pins and I'd have to try and sleep in them with a hairnet.

A 10 year old Hilda Ogden. 😳

I thought they were Avon butt-plugs.

I remember this too!

There was always an old Quality Street tin full of these!

Everybody's gran or aunt hand one of these... a Ewbank

My Dm still has an Ewbank and her DGCs love it. I think they are still much loved by caravan owners.

Other people love her DGCs as well as caravan owners!

Campari and lemondade. DM's must have tipple of the 70s and 80s. I tried it once. Disgusting.

@PenelopeShitStop
Yes! I had that bedroom. The curtains were in browns with that pattern!

I had one of these

Was that like Speak and Spell?

Football cards?

For kids to collect and swap.

Given away free in cigarette boxes.

Pic on the front. Details on the back. GPs + their friends used to save and collect for us. We hated football, so they were wasted!

Cocolepew on page 29 - the fibreglass lamp - had the identical thing. Saw one a few years ago in antique market in Greenwich, they were asking £60 for it and had called it “retro”. Brought back memories, mostly of knocking it over...

Anyone else do beaten copper ‘art’? This was done by my MIL.

I'll see your beated copper with metallic bits attached and raise you string art

A kind of 3D spirograph with precisely pinned nails and string wrapped round the nail heads....

beaten 😳

I wonder if Torn is Samantha Brick's new pseudonym....see DM article on Friday re: tackiest interior design.

Penelope I had that bedding but in yellow%orange/Brown coloureay. I was very excited because I'd never had a continental quilt before (we didn't call.them duvets in the 70s). I also had matching curtains.

We moved house when I was 10 and I was horrified that the bedrooms in the new house had plain carpets rather than patterned ones. Luckily my new bedroom did have swirly Orange and brown patterned wall paper.

I bring you the Avocado bathroom suite.
Confesson: I still have an avocado coloured toilet and corner sink in the back cloakroom. Left by previous owner and I’ve never got round to changing it.

Remember these? Meant there was a TW*T at the wheel.

Torn I got Shield soap recently, in Poundstretcher or somewhere like that. It might be retro but it still smells lovely. And it's useful because when you say to a small child 'did you wash your hands?' you can immediately tell if they're lying because the smell of the soap is so strong!

Haven't RATT but looked at all the pictures. OMG as a child I'd look through those Marshall Ward catalogues and I really loved the toilet roll holders, towel rails, etc which were in the shape of a golden dolphin. Can't do the photos.

A friend has ghastly china ladies with frilly ball gowns holding muffs, baskets of flowers - I'm sure you know the ones.

An elderly neighbour has a cream crocheted poodle loo roll hider - something I haven't seen for a long time.

I loved Creamola Foam as a child.